Homemade Saltines

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I think I'm on a mission lately to figure out how to make all my favorite crackers from scratch. What I'm discovering is that they are so easy to do and so cheap! Even with coupons I most of the time I could purchase crackers for this cheap unless they were free. For example, these saltines take only 4 ingredients, one cup of flour costs me .12, the water is free, the salt is minimal, and the butter costs pennies. So about .20 for a quart of saltines that are fresh and buttery with no preservatives, sounds like a good deal to me!

What you need:

1 c. flour

2 T butter

6-7 T water

1/2 t. salt

plus a little more salt and butter for the tops

Melt the butter and mix it well with the flour and salt.

Add the tablespoons of water slowly, one at a time, and mix them in well. Don't add too much water so the dough is too sticky. You want a nice smooth dough.

Roll out the dough until it very thin, about 1/8in. Transfer the rolled out dough to a greased cookie sheet.

Score with a pizza cutter. Brush the tops very lightly with butter and sprinkle with a little salt. You can leave out this step if you want unsalted crackers. Bake these at 400F for about 15 minutes. They will harden more once they start to cool.

Enjoy these plain or with a dip. The hubby has informed me that they aren't quite like saltines but they are pretty yummy for crackers!

Just wanted to let you know, we are stuck on your recipes!! They are all soo yummm! Also wanted to tell you, the crackers are awesome.. I felt like experimenting in the kitchen, and if you add 1/2 cup of finely shredded cheddar cheese and 1/4 cup of parmesan into the crackers, you end up with a unbelievable clone taste of Goldfish, or cheese nips, you could even add a little garlic!!! on that if you want dorito look alikes without the MSG, you could mix equal parts of onion powder and garlic powder, a pinch of salt, and pinch of cayenne powder… use that as a sprinkle on them for as close as you can get to dorito’s, they are even tastier then what you buy! Keep up the good work, and recipes, and please don’t ever go away from the net

I have been on a similar mission! I have made lots of yummy whole grain crackers using my grain mill. These are very good and it’s extra rewarding to make when I use our own sorghum grain from our garden…but they are harder to make. I had fallen into the habit of buying store bought saltines to have around for those times I didn’t have the time to make crackers, but these were so easy and tasty I don’t think I’ll have to do that anymore. I want to try your graham cracker recipe next. Thanks!

Great! I just finished the first batch and I can’t believe how good they turned out. They were different than saltines, but in a good way; they have so much more flavor and you can flavor them with different spices. Thanks for such an easy and delicious recipe!

I wonder if you poked them with a fork before baking if that would keep them from bubbling up and keep them flat. They would have that saltine look too. I haven’t tried the recipe yet…..just a thought I had.

I cannot wait to taste these, they are in the oven now….. I can’t wait to make them again, and explore the rest of the sight. Today they are going to go well with my homemade cream of veggie soup I have made for lunch.

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